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School leavers to have external independent testing after state final examination Education and Science Minister Ivan Vakarchuk has said that school leavers in 2009-2010 will undergo external independent testing after the final state examination.
Oct 8, 2009 at 11:52 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukraina airlines completes its fleet with Airbus-319 in November OJSC Ukraina airlines (Boryspil, Kyiv region) expects to take delivery of a new Airbus A319 aircraft in November 2009.
Oct 8, 2009 at 11:48 | Interfax-Ukraine
Ukrainian, Russian delegations to discuss An-70 program in October The Ukrainian and Russian defense ministries will start to coordinate terms of the joint Antonov An-70 military cargo aircraft project by the end of October, a high-ranking military representative told Interfax in Kyiv on Wednesday.
Oct 8, 2009 at 11:42 | Interfax-Ukraine
Renaissance Capital: The hryvnia on a roller coaster In an Oct. 8 report analyzing Ukraine's currency, Renaissance Capital wrote: "The hryvnia has been very volatile in recent weeks, having settled at UAH8.5/$1 in the second half of September, before appreciating to UAH8.2 /$1 on 1 Oct. Volatility has increased significantly over the past week"
Oct 8, 2009 at 11:30
Industrial prices in Ukraine 3.6 percent up in September Growth in industrial prices in Ukraine in September accelerated to 3.6% compared to 1.8% in August and 0.7% in July, the State Statistics Committee reported on Tuesday.
Oct 8, 2009 at 10:39 | Interfax-Ukraine
Global Muslim population hits 1.57 billion The global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly 1 in 4 people in the world practice Islam, according to a report Wednesday billed as the most comprehensive of its kind.
Oct 8, 2009 at 07:47
Paul Woolverton writes: A Fort Bragg soldier, a former soldier and a woman from Kazakhstan pleaded guilty in federal court this week to their involvement in a scam in which the three soldiers fraudulently married three Eurasian immigrants. The third soldier was court-martialed in February on Fort Bragg and convicted for his involvement. One of the wives, from Ukraine, pleaded guilty in August. According to indictments and other court papers, the women married the soldiers in 2005 and 2006.
Oct 8, 2009 at 07:39
Letterman threw spitballs from his own glass house NEW YORK (AP) -- Some of the politicians zinged by David Letterman over the years for their indiscretions are offering pity and advice for the scandalized talk show host.
Oct 8, 2009 at 01:21
Naomi Watts tops list of actresses to invest in SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian actress Naomi Watts, who starred in "The Ring," King Kong," and "Eastern Promises," is the actress who provides the best return for a film studio, according to a list by Forbes.com.
Oct 8, 2009 at 01:17
Putin marks birthday with writers, church praise Among other congratulations 57-year-old Prime Minister received "Ode to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin"
Oct 8, 2009 at 00:00 | Reuters